The Neutron Zero Degree Calorimeter for the ALICE experiment

R. Arnaldi; E. Chiavassa; C. Cicalò; P. Cortese; A. De Falco; G. Dellacasa; N. De Marco; A. Ferretti; M. Gallio; R. Gemme; A. Masoni; P. Mereu; A. Musso; C. Oppedisano; A. Piccotti; F. Poggio; G. Puddu; E. Scomparin; S. Serci; E. Siddi; G. Travaglia; G. Usai; E. Vercellin

doi:10.1016/j.nima.2006.03.044

The Neutron Zero Degree Calorimeter for the ALICE experiment

R. Arnaldi
, E. Chiavassa
, C. Cicalò
, P. Cortese
, A. De Falco
, G. Dellacasa
, N. De Marco
, A. Ferretti
, M. Gallio
, R. Gemme
, A. Masoni
, P. Mereu
, A. Musso
, C. Oppedisano
, A. Piccotti
, F. Poggio
, G. Puddu
, E. Scomparin
, S. Serci
, E. Siddi

G. Travaglia, G. Usai, E. Vercellin

Department of Science and Technological Innovation

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Abstract

In this paper, we present the performance of the Neutron Zero Degree Calorimeter (ZN) for the ALICE experiment. The ZN is a quartz-fiber spaghetti calorimeter, which will measure the energy of the spectator neutrons in heavy ion collisions at the CERN LHC. Its principle of operation is based on the detection of the Cherenkov light produced by the charged particles of the shower in silica optical fibers, embedded in a W-alloy absorber. The detector was tested at CERN SPS using positive hadron and positron beams with momenta ranging from 50 to 150 GeV / c. The response of the calorimeter, the energy resolution, the localizing capability, the signal uniformity and the transverse profile of the detectable hadronic shower are presented.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	235-242
Number of pages	8
Journal	Nuclear Instruments and Methods in Physics Research, Section A: Accelerators, Spectrometers, Detectors and Associated Equipment
Volume	564
Issue number	1
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1016/j.nima.2006.03.044
Publication status	Published - 1 Aug 2006

Keywords

Quartz optical fiber
Radiation hardness
Sampling calorimeter

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Arnaldi, R., Chiavassa, E., Cicalò, C., Cortese, P., De Falco, A., Dellacasa, G., De Marco, N., Ferretti, A., Gallio, M., Gemme, R., Masoni, A., Mereu, P., Musso, A., Oppedisano, C., Piccotti, A., Poggio, F., Puddu, G., Scomparin, E., Serci, S., ... Vercellin, E. (2006). The Neutron Zero Degree Calorimeter for the ALICE experiment. Nuclear Instruments and Methods in Physics Research, Section A: Accelerators, Spectrometers, Detectors and Associated Equipment, 564(1), 235-242. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.nima.2006.03.044

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